Key result
Long-term athletic training was associated with significantly lower intraventricular septum thickness in diastole compared to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (10.0 mm vs 17.5 mm, p<0.0001).
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
Absolute Event Rate: 10% vs 17.5%
p-value: p=<0.0001
Echocardiographic parameters such as IVSd, LVPWd, and LVSD can help differentiate physiological hypertrophy in athletes from pathological hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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May aid echocardiographic differentiation of athlete's heart from HCM; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before changing practice.
Kreso et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Athlete's heart and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (n=60). Long-term athletic training vs. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was evaluated on Intraventricular septum thickness in diastole (IVSd) (p=<0.0001). Long-term athletic training was associated with significantly lower intraventricular septum thickness in diastole compared to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (10.0 mm vs 17.5 mm, p<0.0001).
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